Tyler Hickman is a multi-award-winning writer, director, and editor based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Born in Sarasota, Florida, he directed his first feature film (Blood Island) in Belize at age 21. A graduate of the UNC School Of The Arts (BFA), Hickman's short films have screened at over 40 international film festivals - earning dozens of laurels - and he has won numerous honors, including three Regional Emmy Awards and two Forsyth County "Videographer of the Year" titles. (In fact, in 2014 and again in 2018 he was named Forsyth Co. Videographer of the Year.)
Film Festival Selections (official screenings)
2015: Aftermath - Blackbird Film Festival (nominated, Dramatic Film Award)
2015: Aftermath - International Online Web Fest (nominated, Best Actor - Tyler Cole)
2016: Aftermath - Southway International Film Festival (official selection)
2016: Aftermath - IndieWise Industry BOOST Competition (official selection)
2016: Aftermath -FilmSPARK Film Festival (nominated Best Short Film)
2016: Vessel - IndieWise Industry BOOST Competition (official selection)
2016: Uncharted: Drake's Odyssey - Fanboy Film Festival (official selection)
2016: LZ Lost - Riverrun International Film Festival (official selection)
2017: Vessel - Fake Flesh Film Fest (official selection)
2017: Vessel - NanoCon International Film Festival (official selection)
2017: 4th Paradox - The Asian Film Centre Film Festival (official selection)
2017: 4th Paradox - San Mauro Film Festival (nominated, Festival Prize)
2017: 4th Paradox - Cittadella GeoFilmFestival Terza Edizione (nominated, Jury Prize)
2017: 4th Paradox - Miami Epic Film Festival (nominated, Miami Epic Award)
2017: 4th Paradox - AM Egypt Film Festival (nominated, Festival Prize for Best Short Film)
2017: 4th Paradox - Fake Flesh Film Fest (nominated, Best Short Film)
2018: 4th Paradox - InShort Film Festival (nominated, Festival Prize)
2019: Vessel - Bio-Fiction Science Art Film Festival (nominated, Special Jury Prize)
2019: 4th Paradox - Lift-Off Global Network (London, UK; nominated Best Short Film)
2019: Ahab - Lift-Off Global Network (London, UK; nominated Best Short Film)
2019: 4th Paradox - NanoCon International Film Festival (nominated, Best Short Film)
2021: The Rogues: Dawn of the Black Sun - The Monthly Film Festival (Glasgow, UK; nominated Best Trailer)
2021: The Rogues: Dawn of the Black Sun - The Lift-Off Sessions (London, UK; nominated Best Short Film)
2022: LZ Lost - The Forwardian Film Festival (nominated, Best Short Film)
2023: Community Thread - ProMax BDA Awards (nominated, Use of Motion Graphics)
2023: Our Home - ProMax BDA Awards (nominated, Brand Image Promo)
2023: The Rogues: Dawn of the Black Sun - Festival Angaelica (Pasadena, CA; nominated, Short Category)
2024: The Journey - Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards (nominated, Writer: Short Form)
Awards & Recognition
2007: Scene First Film Festival - Slipping Away (Outstanding Student Film)
2007: One Take Film Festival - The Big Come Down (Best Cinematography)
2014: Forsyth County Entertainment Awards - Videographer of the Year
2018: Forsyth County Entertainment Awards - Videographer of the Year
2019: MoziMotion International Film Festival - Ahab (Best International Short Film)
2020: Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards - Exile The Hacker (Winner, Interactive Media)
2022: The Rogues: Dawn of the Black Sun - Austin Action Film Festival (Austin, TX; Jury Prize - Best Action Sequence)
2022: ProMax BDA Awards - Carolina Jones: Something For Nothing (Category Winner)
2023: Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards - Our Home (Winners: Editor-Spot Announcement & Image Promotion)
2024: ProMax BDA Awards - The Journey (Special Event Promotion, Gold Winner)
Interviews and Podcasts
Sept. 7, 2021: Film Addicts podcast - Interview with Tyler Hickman (parts 1 & 2)
Nov. 29, 2021: Red House (Venture by Tyler Nail) - Episode 4 (guest Tyler Hickman)
Jan. 11, 2023: The Spotlight with Shaun O'Rourke - Episode 7 (Award Winning Filmmaker Tyler Hickman)
Mar. 25, 2024: The Directors Corner (Lure Entertainment podcast) - Guest Tyler Hickman
